Yes, Apple already has an event scheduled for June 10th, 2024, but the technology giant just announced another special event for May 7th, 2024. Much like the “Scary Fast” event Apple held in October 2023, which ushered in new Macs, this upcoming event is online-only...
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Google’s experimental Notes feature gains AI image generation capability
Google has started testing a new generative AI feature. This time, the company is introducing AI-generated backgrounds on Google Notes, an experimental feature that allows users to add a note to a web page on the Google app. First spotted by TheSpAndroid, the...
Tesla Is Going All In on Robotaxis—Buckle Up
Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested this afternoon that his electric automaker is going all-in on autonomous vehicle tech—and that Tesla’s robotaxi will be unveiled on August 8. The announcement, posted by Musk on X Friday afternoon, capped off a weird day of reports and...
OpenAI deems its voice cloning tool too risky for general release
A new tool from OpenAI that can generate a convincing clone of anyone’s voice using just 15 seconds of recorded audio has been deemed too risky for general release, as the AI lab seeks to minimise the threat of damaging misinformation in a global year of elections....
Brain chips: the Sydney researchers ‘miles ahead’ of Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Brain-computer interface technology is at the core of movies such as Ready Player One, The Matrix and Avatar. But outside the realm of science fiction, BCI is being used on Earth to help paralysed people communicate, to study dreams and to control robots. Billionaire...
MEPs approve world’s first comprehensive AI law
The European Parliament has approved the world's first comprehensive framework for constraining the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The sector has seen explosive growth - driving huge profits but also stoking fears about bias, privacy and even the future of...
Samsung’s new mid-rangers deliver security tech never seen on the A-series smartphone
Samsung is expanding its mid-range smartphones by adding two new, more secure models to its A-series: the Galaxy A35 5G and the A55 5G. The pair’s robust security comes in multiple forms. Chief among them is the introduction of the tech giant’s Knox Vault software....
How technology is reinventing education
Stanford Graduate School of Education Dean Dan Schwartz and other education scholars weigh in on what's next for some of the technology trends taking center stage in the classroom. New advances in technology are upending education, from the recent debut of new...
Microsoft partners with Mistral in second AI deal beyond OpenAI
Microsoft has announced a new multiyear partnership with Mistral, a French AI startup that’s valued at €2 billion (about $2.1 billion). The Financial Times reports that the partnership will include Microsoft taking a minor stake in the 10-month-old AI company, just a...
New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries
A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing. The findings were made by Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which is part of the US Department...
Microsoft partners with Semafor for AI-assisted news content
Microsoft said on Monday it is teaming up with media platform Semafor and other news organizations to help journalists work with generative AI in content production. Through these collaborations, Microsoft will help the organizations to identify and refine the...
Google and Hugging Face unveil AI partnership
Google Cloud and open source generative AI platform provider Hugging Face on Thursday revealed they have partnered to enable developers to use Google Cloud's infrastructure for all Hugging Face services. The new partnership allows developers to train and serve open...